Chapter 23 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"September 27. 1821. "It was not Murray's fault. I did not send the MS. _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
Chapter 23 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “_overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It was not Murray's fault.”
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “"It was not Murray's fault.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “_overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.”
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “_overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “_overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"September 27.”
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From this reading 1821.
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From this reading "September 27.
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From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not send the MS.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It was not Murray's fault.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not send the MS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was not Murray's fault.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading I did not send the MS.
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "It was not Murray's fault.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not Murray's fault.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I did not send the MS.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "September 27.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not send the MS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not Murray's fault.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _overture_, but I send it now[55], and it may be restored;--or, at any rate, you may keep the original, and give any copies you please.
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